CO46 Nirasaki Station 韮崎駅
Nirasaki Station in December 2005
General information
Location	1-1, Wakamiya 1-chome, Nirasaki-shi, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35°42′37″N 138°27′03″E / 35.7104°N 138.450917°E / 35.7104; 138.450917
Line(s)	■ Chūō Main Line
Distance	154.7 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 December 1903; 119 years ago (1903-12-15)
Passengers
FY20170	2682 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kobuchizawa CO51 towards Minami-Otari Azusa Kōfu CO43 towards Chiba or Tokyo Shimpu CO47 towards Shiojiri Chūō Main Line Local Shiozaki CO45 towards Tachikawa
Location
Nirasaki Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Show map of Yamanashi Prefecture Nirasaki Station Nirasaki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Nirasaki Station (韮崎駅, Nirasaki-eki) is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Wakamiya 1-chōme, in the city of Nirasaki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Nirasaki Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is 147.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform connected to the two-story station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Nirasaki Station was opened on 15 December 1903 on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Chūō Main Line when the line was extended from Kōfu. The track was further extended from this station to Fujimi on 21 December 1904. The JGR became the JNR (Japanese National Railways) after the end of World War II. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from October 16, 2004.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 2,682 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1] ef>

Surrounding area

• Nirasaka City Hall
• Nirasaka Elementary School
• Nirasaka High School